The Guest

The Guest (2026)

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At a luxury seaside hotel, Karl and Emilie are preparing for their son’s naming party, when Karl’s estranged mother, Vibeke, suddenly turns up uninvited. Karl want’s her gone, but his sister, Rikke, insists there won’t be any issues. Over one tense weekend, old patterns and buried wounds surface in front of in-laws and guests — until the celebration fractures into a collision.

Date of release
2026-11-05
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Director
Mads Mengel

Casting

  • Trine Dyrholm — Vibeke
  • Simon Bennebjerg — Karl
  • Josephine Park — Rikke
  • Mette Klakstein — Emilie
  • Peter Gantzler — Frank
  • Petrine Agger — Kirsten

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